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Regional Myofascial Pain Syndromes
Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, 1989MPS are regional pain syndromes characterized by a tender trigger point in muscle (sometimes with an accompanying palpable abnormality in consistency) producing pain in a characteristic reference zone. There is abundant evidence supporting MPS as an important cause of regional musculoskeletal pain, and a small but growing body of quantitative clinical ...
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Myofascial pain syndromes and their evaluation
Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology, 2007Myofascial pain refers to a specific form of soft-tissue rheumatism that results from irritable foci (trigger points) within skeletal muscles and their ligamentous junctions. It must be distinguished from bursitis, tendonitis, hypermobility syndromes, fibromyalgia and fasciitis.
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The neurophysiology of myofascial pain syndrome
Current Pain and Headache Reports, 2001This article discusses the neurophysiology of myofascial pain syndrome. The local twitch response is a characteristic finding of this condition; it is activated by snapping palpation, pressure, or needle insertion at the trigger point. It is manifested by a burst of activity in the muscle band that contains the activated trigger point.
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2004
Abstract Somatic pain is likely to be the most prevalent cause of pain in the general population—it is certainly a common reason for extended absence from work. The prime environmental aetiological factors are probably degeneration and abuse of the musculoskeletal system, and it should be no surprise that the areas which suffer most are ...
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Abstract Somatic pain is likely to be the most prevalent cause of pain in the general population—it is certainly a common reason for extended absence from work. The prime environmental aetiological factors are probably degeneration and abuse of the musculoskeletal system, and it should be no surprise that the areas which suffer most are ...
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Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, 1986
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Orthopaedic review, 1988
Myofascial pain, a general descriptive term, is applied to painful sensations that extend along one or more skeletal muscles and their fascia. Trigger points, discrete hyperesthetic areas within the muscle and its fascia, are characteristically found in myofascial pain. On the other hand, myofascial pain syndrome is a painful condition characterized by
P L, Escobar, J, Ballesteros
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Myofascial pain, a general descriptive term, is applied to painful sensations that extend along one or more skeletal muscles and their fascia. Trigger points, discrete hyperesthetic areas within the muscle and its fascia, are characteristically found in myofascial pain. On the other hand, myofascial pain syndrome is a painful condition characterized by
P L, Escobar, J, Ballesteros
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Myofascial pain syndrome in the foot
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, 1980J M, Louis, N H, Naftolin
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Myofascial Pain Syndrome and Fibromyalgia
Seminars in Neurology, 1991L B, Goldman, N L, Rosenberg
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